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The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Leon, Leon Department
Discover the best top things to do in Leon, Nicaragua including Julio Tours Nicaragua - Day Tours, Quetzaltrekkers - Hike Volcanoes Help Kids, Volcano Day, Cerro Negro Volcano, Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Museo de Arte Fundacion Ortiz-Gurdian, Telica Volcano, El Calvario Church, Church The Recollection, Ruins of Leon Viejo.
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1. Julio Tours Nicaragua - Day Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 253 reviews
Our main Tour are: families vacations trips, shore escurcion Corinto and San Juan del Sur. Sandboarding Cerro Negro and Telica volcano hike everydays
2. Quetzaltrekkers - Hike Volcanoes Help Kids
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 667 reviews
Quetzaltrekkers is a non-profit volunteer organization, offering tourists adventurous hikes to raise money for organizations helping streetkids and children at risk in Leon, Nicaragua and Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala.
3. Volcano Day
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 894 reviews
Volcano Day, is a company from Nicaraguan owners, run by Nicaraguans,made for give you, the best hiking service, with the best guides. Enjoy great views and the adrenaline rush sliding down an active volcano! or Enjoy the sunset and look inside the mouth of this active volcano. Make a campfire and eat dinner.
4. Cerro Negro Volcano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,141 reviews
Reviewed By Alfish96
Book the volcano boarding with Quetzaltrekkers - firstly, they donate most of your money to their scholarship scheme for nicaraguan kids, for the same price as other tour companies ($30 inc park entry). secondly, you go an hour earlier than all other tour groups so we didn’t have to wait for others to go down, we were the only ones up there the first time. It’s also a lot cooler. i dont know how big their groups can get, but there were only 5 of us which was perfect. They also offer for you to do it a second time, which is worth the extra hike up!
5. Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 804 reviews
Reviewed By bucketlisttravellers - Sydney, Australia
The inside of the church is pressive enough, but wait until you see the rooftop! Getting a ticket (100c or $3US) to explore the rooftop area was a bit of an exploration itself as you had to find a small door which lead to a dungeon area where the ticket sellers were located. We were pointed in the wrong direction initially and ended up almost circumnavigating the church before we found the right door! Once we purchased our tickets we had to head to the other side of the church to another small door which was the entrance to the rooftop area. We squeezed our way up a few narrow flights of stairs and eventually reached the bell tower. From there a guide pointed us to the rooftop area and we were instructed on the rules of the area, including taking off our shoes at a certain point in order to preserve the pristine white rooftop. The rooftop area is amazing! It is covered in domes and ornate embellishments. From the rooftop there are spectacular views of the distant volcanoes as well as city views. We snapped away photos to our hearts content and marvelled at the beauty of the limewashed white architecture. We were told that the architect was a big fan of chess and you can see references to all of the chess pieces in the structure of the rooftop.
6. Museo de Arte Fundacion Ortiz-Gurdian
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 449 reviews
Reviewed By Dejongwout - Leon, Nicaragua
Beautiful place. I love the architecture and most of the art is very beautiful. A calm get away from the daily noise.
7. Telica Volcano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By C8338RWmattp
I hiked the volcano solo taking a local bus from Leon terminal heading to San Jacinto. Hop off the bus here and head to the Hervideros de San Jacinto and pay a C70 entry fee for foreign tourists. I used the Maps.Me app which has a trail on it, its pretty easy to follow from here. it took me about 2:45 hiking up, I spent about an hour and a half exploring around the creator and having some lunch and headed back down towards Santa Teresa, it took about 2 hours coming down. The trail this way leads right to a bus stop. I only had to wait 5 minutes to flag down a chicken bus heading back into Leon. Total cost 12c each way for the bus and 70c entry. I heard you have to pay a 100c fee at the top but I was the only person there when I went and didn't see anybody else. Highly recommend this hike, take lots of water!
8. El Calvario Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By tequilawitch - Whistler, Canada
A few minutes walk from the Cathedral Leon is El Calvario Church. The inside and outside are beautiful and I loved the quiet and calmness compared to the larger one up the street.
9. Church The Recollection
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By KayleeShepheard - Batemans Bay, Australia
This is a beautiful church situated in Leon. Its facade is stunning and it is certainly not to be missed if you're in the area.
10. Ruins of Leon Viejo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 160 reviews
Ruins of one of the oldest Spanish settlement in the New World.
Reviewed By dod2015 - Los Angeles, United States
This is quite an interesting historic site. It's quite large and well laid out by the Spanish. Most buildings no longer stand, except for their foundation. Make sure to get an English guide to make your tour more informative. Guides are provided by the park. There's a look out in the ruins area where you can see Momotombo and Momotombito.
